Honey For Amira
Call from Rachel

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"Assalamualaikum," said Galih after arriving at the front porch of his house.

Moments later, Aminah opened her door. He smiled when he saw Galih.

"Wa'alakiumsalam. You just got back from Galih. You came home late in the afternoon?" ask Bu Aminah.

Galih smiling. He grabbed his mother's hand and kissed her mother's back.

"I'm just from Laila's house" Galih explained.

"Oh. You're from Amira's house? how are my granddaughter and daughter-in-law?" ask Bu Aminah.

"They're good, ma'am" replied Galih as he entered the house.

Galih then sat in the middle room. While Bu Aminah closed the front door and immediately followed Galih to the middle room.

Aminah then sat down near Galih.

"Mom, Galih bought martabak mother with meatballs" said Galih while placing a meatball pack and martabak wrap on the middle room table.

"Why just a little bit of a calamity?" ask Bu Aminah.

"Because?" Galih looked at her mother. He was amazed by his mother. It is not usual that Ms. Aminah protested.

"We're not both now. There's Zia and Farhan here too. You should buy them too. Poor Zia, can drool the baby if you see the mother eating martabak and meatballs," said Bu Aminah explained.

"Let's just drool. Tell them to buy it for themselves."

"Galih, don't talk like that. Anyway, Farhan is your sister. Zia was also Farhan's wife. Farhan and Zia now live here. We have to share with them. Especially now that Zia is pregnant."

"Mom, I don't like Farhan. My mother and father went to the pesantren. I paid for the pesantren. But Farhan doesn't use his knowledge either."

"What do you mean?" mama Aminah did not understand.

"Farhan's a polygamous support. Like the Prophet said. I want to help a troubled woman. But he can't be fair, ma'am. Why would he try to bring Zia to stay here, to show off to me, if he had two wives while I'm now a widower."

Bu Aminah sighed deeply.

Bu Aminah was not defending Farhan, but he was trying to accept Farhan at home. Because Zia is currently pregnant.

Ms. Aminah was indeed a woman who could not bear and could not see others in distress. She is a very good mother and father-in-law. He also wanted to try to be fair to share his affection for his two sons.

Ms. Aminah also felt sorry when she saw Zia living alone in the reot house. Especially if she is pregnant. Ms. Aminah could not imagine what if there was rain accompanied by strong winds, or the house collapsed. Aminah did not want any more calamity to befall Farhan. Farhan's trials have been pretty heavy all this time.

In fact, Farhan and Galih had a vast inheritance from their late father.

But Aminah was not ready to tell her two children that they had an inheritance. Ms. Aminah was afraid that the inheritance would be contested by her two children.

Aminah is still hesitant to share the inheritance with her two children. She was still thinking of declaring one of her late husband's lands for the purposes of building a mosque in her late husband's village.

"Always, all this has already happened. It was also Amira and Farhan's wish. Mothers have no right to interfere in their household affairs. Like a mother who has no right to interfere in your household affairs with Risma," said Bu Aminah.

Galih is lazy if only his mother had to mention the name of Risma in front of him.

"That's it, I'm tired Mom. I'm going to the room. I haven't had a shower either. I'm gonna take a shower first. After that I want to rest. Eat ya ma'am, meatballs and martabaknya. Do not think about the child and daughter-in-law of a mother who does not know himself. Eat it yourself, it's the food" Galih said before leaving his mother.

Galih got up from his seat. After that Galih went to his room. Arriving in his room, Galih threw his body on his bed.

After that Galih took a towel and walked away to the bathroom to clean his body.

****

After taking a shower, Galih returned to his room. He then put on his clothes and got ready for the maghrib prayer.

After performing the maghrib prayer at home, Galih then went up to his bed.

She laid her body on her bed. He tried to close his eyes for a moment.

Ring ring ring...

The voice of Galih's phone is ringing. Galih opened her eyes when she heard the ringing of her phone.

"Hello. Assalamualaikum darling."

"Hello. Wa'alakiumsalam Papa, what else is Papa?"

"Papa's actually going to sleep, baby. But you called."

"Lho, papa's going to bed. This is maghrib. Have you prayed yet?"

"Udah just now baby. What's up, honey? so you called Papa. You miss Papa?"

"Papa, I just want to tell Papa. Tomorrow is my mother's wedding."

Galih was shocked when he heard his son's words.

"Mama you want to get married? same who? same with Bastian, right?"

"Yes Pa. Don't be sad, Pa."

"No, Papa is not sad. Papa even seneng, finally your mama united also with her puja man. Richer, younger, more handsome, and more everything than Papa."

"Propay me Papa."

"Yes Rachel, Papa you are the most patient person."

"Papa, sometime I'm with Brother Romi want to play to the village Papa . Can't Papa. I don't know why I miss Papa."

"Yes so good Rachel. Papa even seneng you want to play to the village."

"Yes Papa."

For a long time, Rachel never called Galih. And once he calls, he brings some shocking bad news to Galih.

True Galih's guess so far, after divorce from Galih, surely Risma will marry Bastian's own boss Risma in the office. The man who had been Risma's affair.

Moments later, a knock on the door from outside Galih's room sounded.

"Rachel loved the phone. We'll call her again."

"Yes Papa. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alakiumsalam."

After disconnecting his phone line, Galih then put his phone on the bed. He then walked over to open the door to his room.

"Mother, what's wrong?" ask Galih when she sees her mother in front of her room.

"Galih, I've prepared you food in the dining room. We'll eat with yuk!" bring Bu Aminah.

"Sama Farhan too?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"I don't want to ah ma'am, if I'm with them. I'm the one who ate with them."

"Galih, you why the hell. You can't be like that, dong."

"But I don't like Mom."

"Not like why?"

"I'm afraid she'll be a bitch in our family. Don't be so nice to that woman. He is very different from Amira. I'm just afraid that woman will use the mother's kindness for her own benefit."

"Galih, know where you're from about Zia. We don't know him yet. We must not make our own conclusions that Zia is like this. We're good to think of him. Accept it, you have to accept your two sisters' wives are staying here with us. If not us, then who else would Galih help Zia. Remember Galih, that Zia is pregnant with a mother's granddaughter."

"Ah, this mother. I can't believe it's the same with me."

"Here you go, you want to come with me for dinner? I'm waiting for you in the dining room."

Aminah then left Galih.

This is not fair to me and Farhan. When I was the same Risma, I hated Risma. Well, this is Zia. Mother even defends the woman, very strange mother. Though mother did not know well with this Zia, what kind of nature, inner Galih.